Ta'ang National Liberation Army
Insurgent group in Shan State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (Burmese: တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated TNLA) in Myanmar (Burma), is the armed wing of the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF).
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Ta'ang National Liberation Army | |
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တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် | |
Leaders | Tar Aik Bong Tar Bone Kyaw Tar Hod Plarng |
Dates of operation | January 1992 (1992-01) – present |
Headquarters | Namhsan, Myanmar |
Active regions | Tawngpeng, Shan State |
Ideology | Ta'ang nationalism Federalism[1] |
Size | 10,000–15,000 (2023)[2] |
Part of | Palaung State Liberation Front |
Allies | Northern Alliance[3]
Other allies |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Website | pslftnla |
Preceded by Palaung State Liberation Organisation/Army (PSLO/A) |
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The TNLA is known for their opposition to drug trade, conducting operations where they actively destroy poppy fields, heroin refineries and meth labs.[8][9][10][11][12] The TNLA claims that they arrest opium smugglers regularly and the narcotics seized are publicly burned on special occasions to deter drug trade.[6]